Cambridge man charged for heroin possession

A preliminary hearing for a Carlisle Avenue resident charged in connection with a drug raid by city police earlier this month has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon in the Cambridge Municipal Court.

Kareem S. Reddick, 31, Cambridge, is facing one count of possession of heroin, a second-degree felony.

Reddick entered a "not guilty" plea to the offense Monday when his bond was set at $250,000 with no 10 percent allowed.

Multiple high-risk search warrants executed by the Cambridge Police Department and its SWAT team on Nov. 23 resulted in the arrest of 11 people including Reddick and five other city residents. The warrants were executed three locations in the city.

Others arrested included four female Cambridge residents, four male New York residents, one male Cambridge resident and a female resident of Zanesville. Police declined to release the suspects' names pending the filing of formal charges.

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Authorities have not released any other charges, if any, stemming from the warrants.

According to reports, the warrants were obtained based on information collected during investigations into alleged heroin trafficking, weapons violations and suspected gang activity with ties to the Bronx in New York.

When the warrants were executed, officers reportedly recovered heroin, cocaine, an undisclosed amount of cash, cellular telephones and other items believed linked to heroin trafficking. Police said a gun stolen from a Noble County residence was recovered at one of the targeted homes.

A safe believed to contain additional illegal narcotics and cash and a vehicle were also seized by police. The investigation involves multiple state and federal agencies.